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More Than a Folding Chair: How Winchester A Better Chance Offers Students of Color a Seat at the Table–A Story of 50 Years of Progress

Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSlivestream Order of Service for Sunday Worship: 11.14.2021 OOS As the Winchester A Better Chance Program turns 50, this service will explore how ABC, granting accomplished students-of-color from outside the area an opportunity to graduate from Winchester High School, came into being and how it has grown over the years. How … Continue reading More Than a Folding Chair: How Winchester A Better Chance Offers Students of Color a Seat at the Table–A Story of 50 Years of Progress

Witnessing Truth: A Service of Remembrance

Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSlivestream Order of Service for Sunday Worship: 11.07.2021 OOS It is our tradition – remembering those we have lost and love in a service of remembrance. This year, our service will include a ceremonial dedication of our Bell Tower Terrace and Pathways of Celebration and Remembrance. Arrive a little early (10:25 … Continue reading Witnessing Truth: A Service of Remembrance

Relationships Across the Veil: Stories of Fresh Hell

Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSlivestream Order of Service for Sunday Worship: 10.31.2021 OOS We gather on Halloween to hear three creeeepy stories that teach us the value of telling the truth, facing our grief and companioning the suffering as they face the unknown. Two stories come from the podcast Fresh Hell: Murder, Mystery and the … Continue reading Relationships Across the Veil: Stories of Fresh Hell

“To Affirm and Promote”: A Principled Faith*

Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSlivestream Order of Service for Sunday Worship: 10.24.2021 OOS In some faith traditions, its foundational tenets are believed to be miraculously carved onto stone tablets or delivered by angels. But Unitarian Universalism is defined by Seven Principles, articulated by everyday human beings. As UU people, congregations and organizations consider adopting an … Continue reading “To Affirm and Promote”: A Principled Faith*

The Spirtuality of Mending and Making Do

Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSlivestream Order of Service for Sunday Worship: 10.17.2021 OOS Our beliefs about ultimate reality often translate into how we live our day-to-day lives. What spiritual lessons can we learn from those who repair and rely on creativity and ingenuity?

Bear Witness: Save Lives

Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSlivestream Order of Service for Sunday Worship: 10.10.2021 OOS In order to tell our stories, it is vital that we are able to trust that people will be still and bear witness to us, acknowledge and accept what we share. We must be present with one another with an empathy that … Continue reading Bear Witness: Save Lives

Unlocking the Power of Covenant

Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSlivestream Order of Service for Sunday Worship: 10.03.2021 OOS Unitarian Universalism is a faith defined by freedom, the freedom to believe according to one’s conscience and experience. It is not a creed but covenant that holds such a diverse spiritual community together. The UUA’s Commission on Appraisal explored “the power of … Continue reading Unlocking the Power of Covenant

Emergent Strategy

Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSlivestream Order of Service for Sunday Worship: 09.26.2021 OOS “Emergent Strategy” has been called “radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help designed to shape the futures we want to live.” Drawing from the work of science-fiction author Octavia Butler and organizational consultant Margaret Wheatley, writer, organizer and “pleasure activist” adrienne maree brown articulates … Continue reading Emergent Strategy